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      "text": "F5, Inc. operates in application delivery and security, helping organizations deploy, run, secure, optimize, and govern applications and APIs across on-premises, cloud, and edge environments. Its principal offerings include BIG-IP for application delivery and security, NGINX for modern applications and APIs, and Distributed Cloud Services for security, multicloud networking, and edge computing. [P149062772][P99713746][P114671832][P20879179]\n\nF5’s stated mission is to “secure and deliver extraordinary digital experiences.” It serves customers across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC, including enterprises, government organizations, and service providers. F5 reported $3.1 billion in FY2025 revenue and 6,578 employees as of September 30, 2025. [https://www.f5.com/company][P149062772][https://investors.f5.com/news/news-details/2025/F5-Reports-Strong-Fourth-Quarter-Results-with-8-Revenue-Growth-FY25-Revenue-of-3-1-Billion-Reflects-10-Annual-Growth-Driven-by-Transformative-Industry-Trends-10-27-2025/default.aspx][https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=%2FArchives%2Fedgar%2Fdata%2F1048695%2F000104869525000157%2Fffiv-20250930.htm]\n[P149062772][P99713746][P114671832][P20879179][https://www.f5.com/company][https://investors.f5.com/news/news-details/2025/F5-Reports-Strong-Fourth-Quarter-Results-with-8-Revenue-Growth-FY25-Revenue-of-3-1-Billion-Reflects-10-Annual-Growth-Driven-by-Transformative-Industry-Trends-10-27-2025/default.aspx][https://www.sec.gov/ix?doc=%2FArchives%2Fedgar%2Fdata%2F1048695%2F000104869525000157%2Fffiv-20250930.htm]",
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      "text": "F5’s geographic revenue is reported by customer location across the Americas, EMEA, and APAC. In FY2025, revenue was $1.63 billion from the United States (52.8% of total), $92.9 million from other parts of the Americas, $827.2 million from EMEA (26.8%), and $536.8 million from APAC (17.4%); the Americas represented 55.8% overall. [T11345682] The latest interim filing, for the nine months ended June 30, 2026, reported $1.33 billion from the Americas, $770.6 million from EMEA, and $403.4 million from APAC. [T17105816] F5 does not provide country-level revenue detail for EMEA or APAC in these disclosures. [P86886851]\n\nF5’s operating and sales footprint spans its three reported regions. The company lists Seattle as its headquarters and offices in locations including Chelmsford/Boston, Boulder, San Jose, Spokane, Guadalajara, Chertsey, Warsaw, Hyderabad, Singapore, and Tokyo. [https://www.f5.com/company/careers/locations] [https://www.f5.com/company/contact/regional-offices] F5 reported 6,578 employees worldwide as of its FY2025 filing; the cited filing does not provide a regional employee breakdown. [https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869526000014/f5incannualreport2025secweb.pdf]\n[T11345682][T11345682][T11345682][T11345682][T11345682][T17105816][T17105816][T17105816][P86886851][https://www.f5.com/company/careers/locations][https://www.f5.com/company/contact/regional-offices][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869526000014/f5incannualreport2025secweb.pdf][https://www.f5.com/company/careers/locations][https://www.f5.com/company/contact/regional-offices][https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000104869526000014/f5incannualreport2025secweb.pdf]",
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      "text": "F5 was founded in Seattle in 1996 by Jeff Hussey, Mike Almquist, and Adam Feuer. After initially exploring virtual-reality gaming, the founders pivoted to managing internet traffic and developed BIG/ip, an early product for directing application traffic. [https://my.f5.com/manage/s/article/K245] F5 completed its initial public offering in June 1999. [https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1048695/000089102001500463/v77937e10-k.htm]\n\nDuring the 2000s and early 2010s, F5 broadened its offerings through acquisitions: MagniFire Websystems in 2004 added web application security technology, and Acopia Networks in 2007 expanded its reach into file virtualization and storage networking. [https://cdn.studio.f5.com/files/k6fem79d/production/fae7ea686ee18d7fbbe56a7201d857b1cd81751b.pdf] [https://cdn.studio.f5.com/files/k6fem79d/production/b0b9ac88d47df0471ad5b26e45f9d9158a32ddce.pdf] In 2012, it acquired Traffix to add telecom signaling capabilities, followed in 2013 by LineRate Systems, which brought software-defined networking technology. [https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/new-release-of-f5-traffix-signaling-delivery-controller-enables-unprecedented-performance-reliability-and-scalability-for-lte-networks] [https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/f5-networks-acquires-linerate-systems]\n\nFrançois Locoh-Donou became president and CEO in April 2017, succeeding John McAdam. [https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/f5-networks-appoints-francois-locoh-donou-as-president-and-ceo] F5 completed its acquisition of NGINX in 2019, extending its capabilities in modern application delivery, and acquired application security company Shape Security in 2020. [https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/f5-completes-acquisition-of-nginx] [https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/f5-completes-acquisition-of-shape-security] In 2021, it acquired Volterra to expand into edge and distributed cloud services; that year, the company also adopted the name F5, Inc., replacing F5 Networks. [https://www.f5.com/company/news/press-releases/f5-completes-acquisition-of-volterra] [https://www.f5.com/company/blog/say-hello-to-the-new-f5]",
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